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The beautiful thing about experiencing different cultures is that it will allow you to open your mind about how things can be done differently. You'll walk awa

The beautiful thing about experiencing different cultures is that it will allow you to open your mind about how things can be done differently. You'll walk away either feeling more reassured about how you have grown up doing something, or you'll learn something wonderful. Being from the UK I do most of those. I sit here in my slippers, ready to go do bed under my duvet where I'll get up and eat my cereal, have a shower and head to work without a hat. If you want to know about something crazy us Brits do, we're the only country to cause our national grid issues by simultaneously turning on a kettle to make a cup of tea at the end of EastEnders. http://www.bbc.co.uk/britainfromabove/stories/people/teatimebritain.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/britainfromabove/stories/people/teatime...

aaronem 13y ago
I'm curious where he was in the United States that hats weren't de rigeur for very cold weather; I never saw anyone wear a hat in my Mississippi boyhood, but that's because it never dropped below forty (Fahrenheit) there. Here in Baltimore, when it gets cold out, everyone wears a hat who's going to be outside for more than five minutes at a stretch; I found it weird at first, but quickly discovered that, like a scarf, it's the only thing that makes sense when the temperature outside is measured in single digits.
- mitchty 13y ago
  He said New York. I know here in Minnesota almost nobody goes outside without a hat. Then again weather that will cause frostbite under pants will somewhat ensure sane dressing practices. And I don't know anyone that walks barefoot in their house. And I tend to take a quick shower before I go to bed, because it seems stupid to go to bed without taking a shower, you're the most dirty then. I also tend to wash before going to the bathroom too for the same reason. I get funny looks for both of those revelations to my fellow americans, but after I explain they all agree it makes more sense.
walshemj 13y ago
Actually the Uk has a better national grid than the USA which has far more brownouts

aaronem 13y ago

I'm curious where he was in the United States that hats weren't de rigeur for very cold weather; I never saw anyone wear a hat in my Mississippi boyhood, but that's because it never dropped below forty (Fahrenheit) there. Here in Baltimore, when it gets cold out, everyone wears a hat who's going to be outside for more than five minutes at a stretch; I found it weird at first, but quickly discovered that, like a scarf, it's the only thing that makes sense when the temperature outside is measured in single digits.

mitchty 13y ago
He said New York. I know here in Minnesota almost nobody goes outside without a hat. Then again weather that will cause frostbite under pants will somewhat ensure sane dressing practices. And I don't know anyone that walks barefoot in their house. And I tend to take a quick shower before I go to bed, because it seems stupid to go to bed without taking a shower, you're the most dirty then. I also tend to wash before going to the bathroom too for the same reason. I get funny looks for both of those revelations to my fellow americans, but after I explain they all agree it makes more sense.

walshemj 13y ago

Actually the Uk has a better national grid than the USA which has far more brownouts